I really can't believe that on Wednesday I'll be leaving for Sweden. It doesn't seem real, I've been waiting for this day since June 30th. Ever since I came back, I've been having days where I just don't feel any emotion, but now I can again. I feel good inside, realizing how much I miss everyone. I'm so excited. Everytime I think about it (which is every other minute), I either cry (out of happiness), smile, or have a seizure, yes even during work. My English is back to the Sweden days, meaning I'm messing up and have an urge to speak Swedish with everyone, strange.
I'm so excited and happy about going back that I can't describe it. I get to have Swedish food, see Swedish boys, and most importantly see all my wonderful friends again (ok not all, but a good deal of them, shame on the rest for not being in Sweden :P). It's going to be so nice to get away from everything, family, work, this town and be back in my 'other country' for a while.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Valentine's Day...
So tomorrow's Valentine's Day and yet again I'm single, I have been for the past 19 years =P Since I work at a supemarket I have to see people buy roses, cards, chocolate, cake, whatever for their boyfriend/girlfriend and heart ballons hanging all over the store so I'm pretty pissed off right about now :P But I did get myself some chocolate for Valentine's Day, I mean my 'imaginary boyfriend' did, yeah, that makes me feel better. I got a strawberry cake too!
I think some guy was flirting with me today. After work I walked out of the store and one of my fellow workers was selling tickets and whoever wins gets a free night out at a restaurant. And he said 'do you want to try to win a free night out so you can take me?' I was like ok. I was talking about random stuff like my schedule for next week, I have off since I'm going to Sweden and the schedule says 'child care'. I was like 'I don't have a child?' Maybe I adopted one while I was drunk, who knows...
Anyway back to Valentine's Day, I have to work all day tomorrow so I won't have to feel sad for being alone since I'll be working.
I hope all my friends who are in a relationship have a nice Valentine's Day with their boyfriend/girlfriend and those who are single, better luck next year!
I think some guy was flirting with me today. After work I walked out of the store and one of my fellow workers was selling tickets and whoever wins gets a free night out at a restaurant. And he said 'do you want to try to win a free night out so you can take me?' I was like ok. I was talking about random stuff like my schedule for next week, I have off since I'm going to Sweden and the schedule says 'child care'. I was like 'I don't have a child?' Maybe I adopted one while I was drunk, who knows...
Anyway back to Valentine's Day, I have to work all day tomorrow so I won't have to feel sad for being alone since I'll be working.
I hope all my friends who are in a relationship have a nice Valentine's Day with their boyfriend/girlfriend and those who are single, better luck next year!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Finalizing
So I really need to make up my mind on moving. I know, you all are probably thinking 'not another one of these' But I've come to the conclusion and have to options and yet another pro/con list.
I decided not to stay in the US, it isn't for me even though there are some really cool places, but the laws of the country as a whole I can't coexist with (and some other stuff it has to do with my other post Sicko). Canada is a cool place, but I'm sick of winter and the places that I'd be interested in going is most likely the same or even worse.
So, that leaves Europe and Australia (where did that come from?) I've done a lot of research and here's my pro/con list (I just love doing these if you can tell :P)
Australia:
PROS
-not expensive, the exchange rate is 1USD = 1.50 AUD
- nature and has cool animals (koalas ^^)
- Likable weather
- Really friendly people
- very laid-back
-Melbournes sounds like a fantastic city
- they speak English there, have a cool accent and slang
-very mutilcultural
- the US and Australia set up an agreement where Americans and Australians can get a visa easier and go to the other country to work for up to 12 months.
- A lot of jobs and not enough people, so pretty easy to get a job heeeeeey
CONS
- far away from everything (the biggest drawback for me), though I guess Indonesia and New Zealand are pretty close? If I wanted to go back home to visit it would be about a 20 hour flight, my ass hurts after being on a plane for just 2 hours...
-homophobia and racism- I'm not sure about this one, I've heard stories that they're very accepting or hate it. I don't see how can they be homophobic since their founders were all sex-deprived imprisoned males with no women in Australia =P
-Weather, I guess it can get really hot over there and droughts are pretty frequent. Where I live it gets to about 85F (3oC) in the summer, but very very humid and makes me want to die, but when I was in Vegas, it was hotter but not humid at all and I enjoyed it.
EUROPE (aka the places I'm interested in that I know the language- UK, Ireland, Sweden and France). I've done my research and unfortunately it's pretty much impossible for a non-EU citizen who doesn't have a degree to go to Europe and work there for a few months. So, my only options are either being an au-pair (but I hate kids!) or waiting until the fall and try to apply for uni there, that is if I get accepted and if I can wait that long to escape my town.
Or maybe go to Australia in April and work there and see if I get accepted to some uni in Europe and go there in August/September?
Or maybe I should just stop thinking so much and just do move? =P
I decided not to stay in the US, it isn't for me even though there are some really cool places, but the laws of the country as a whole I can't coexist with (and some other stuff it has to do with my other post Sicko). Canada is a cool place, but I'm sick of winter and the places that I'd be interested in going is most likely the same or even worse.
So, that leaves Europe and Australia (where did that come from?) I've done a lot of research and here's my pro/con list (I just love doing these if you can tell :P)
Australia:
PROS
-not expensive, the exchange rate is 1USD = 1.50 AUD
- nature and has cool animals (koalas ^^)
- Likable weather
- Really friendly people
- very laid-back
-Melbournes sounds like a fantastic city
- they speak English there, have a cool accent and slang
-very mutilcultural
- the US and Australia set up an agreement where Americans and Australians can get a visa easier and go to the other country to work for up to 12 months.
- A lot of jobs and not enough people, so pretty easy to get a job heeeeeey
CONS
- far away from everything (the biggest drawback for me), though I guess Indonesia and New Zealand are pretty close? If I wanted to go back home to visit it would be about a 20 hour flight, my ass hurts after being on a plane for just 2 hours...
-homophobia and racism- I'm not sure about this one, I've heard stories that they're very accepting or hate it. I don't see how can they be homophobic since their founders were all sex-deprived imprisoned males with no women in Australia =P
-Weather, I guess it can get really hot over there and droughts are pretty frequent. Where I live it gets to about 85F (3oC) in the summer, but very very humid and makes me want to die, but when I was in Vegas, it was hotter but not humid at all and I enjoyed it.
EUROPE (aka the places I'm interested in that I know the language- UK, Ireland, Sweden and France). I've done my research and unfortunately it's pretty much impossible for a non-EU citizen who doesn't have a degree to go to Europe and work there for a few months. So, my only options are either being an au-pair (but I hate kids!) or waiting until the fall and try to apply for uni there, that is if I get accepted and if I can wait that long to escape my town.
Or maybe go to Australia in April and work there and see if I get accepted to some uni in Europe and go there in August/September?
Or maybe I should just stop thinking so much and just do move? =P
Sicko
No, this doesn't have anything to do with my last post titled 'Sick of it' rather by the documentary by Michael Moore. I finally got to watch it two days ago. It was really interesting. The movie's about the American healthcare system and how crappy it is and goes to France, Canada, UK and Cuba and checks out their healthcare systems. He goes around the US and hears people's stories: a -lady whose husband died because their healthcare company said that a certain medicine wouldn't help even though the doctor said it would pretty much get rid of his disease
-many people who were kicked out of a hospital (even when they were in bed) because they couldn't pay for being there
-an American lady and her two kids who moved to Canada to get healthcare
-Nurses and firemen who helped out when the World Trade Centers fell, they unfortunately got some diseases but weren't covered by their healthcare companies because they were volunteering. So Michael Moore took them to Cuba and they got treated and got the right medicine for free even though they weren't tax paying citizens.
He goes to UK, Canada and France and is amazed that people don't have to pay for anything there and how much they get. He asked one couple at a hospital in the UK 'how much did it cost you to have your baby? Because in the US is costs you to have a baby' They gave him the weirdest look and replied 'ummm...nothing?...?'
I don't feel like talking about the whole film since it talked about other stuff. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Seeing this made me even more scared. Since December I don't have health insurance anymore because I had decided to wait one more year to go to college. But I still have dental insurance, who cares if I die or anything, my teeth are way more fucking important.
How can the US, a modern, rich country, the 'best country in the world' who claims to have a ton of freedom and takes care of its citizens be the only first-world country who doesn't have universal healthcare? They have money to kill people in wars but none to help its citizens...
-many people who were kicked out of a hospital (even when they were in bed) because they couldn't pay for being there
-an American lady and her two kids who moved to Canada to get healthcare
-Nurses and firemen who helped out when the World Trade Centers fell, they unfortunately got some diseases but weren't covered by their healthcare companies because they were volunteering. So Michael Moore took them to Cuba and they got treated and got the right medicine for free even though they weren't tax paying citizens.
He goes to UK, Canada and France and is amazed that people don't have to pay for anything there and how much they get. He asked one couple at a hospital in the UK 'how much did it cost you to have your baby? Because in the US is costs you to have a baby' They gave him the weirdest look and replied 'ummm...nothing?...?'
I don't feel like talking about the whole film since it talked about other stuff. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Seeing this made me even more scared. Since December I don't have health insurance anymore because I had decided to wait one more year to go to college. But I still have dental insurance, who cares if I die or anything, my teeth are way more fucking important.
How can the US, a modern, rich country, the 'best country in the world' who claims to have a ton of freedom and takes care of its citizens be the only first-world country who doesn't have universal healthcare? They have money to kill people in wars but none to help its citizens...
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